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Mer

🇸🇳 Senegal Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Mer definition 1

Être en colère (To be angry)

"Dafa mer ba pare (He's so angry)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇸🇳 Senegal
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1 community definition
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Mer 🇩🇿 Algeria

Sea

"Swimming in mer"
Mer 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Mer (Sea)

"Mer zar9a (Blue sea)"

🇸🇳 About Senegal Slang

Senegalese slang is built on Wolof, the lingua franca spoken by 80% of the population, blended with French to create a rich urban vocabulary in Dakar.

KASINARY has 141 Senegal slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Senegal slang (141 words)

🌍 "Mer" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Mer 🇩🇿 Algeria

Sea
Mer 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Mer (Sea)
Mer 🇬🇲 Gambia

Mer na lool (He/she is very angry)

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